Register for the class on Alexa’s website - here!

Designed for both new and returning students, this weekday drawing and painting class with artist Alexa Saxton Thomas builds confidence through observation while developing strong technical skills and personal expression. Working primarily in graphite, charcoal, ink, pastel, watercolor and gouache students will explore a wide variety of subjects from life, learning how to see with greater accuracy and draw with confidence.

This course places a strong emphasis on drawing as both a finished art form and the foundation for painting. Students will spend more time developing longer drawings and paintings while also practicing quick observational studies.

Register for the class on Alexa’s website - here!

Cost: $465 (does not include art materials). Alexa can provide a materials list and provide an idea of cost - email her here.

Throughout the series we will explore:

• Seeing light through value and shadowProportion, measuring, and sighting techniques

• Gesture and expressive mark-making

• One and two-point perspectiveComposition and design

• Form through line and toneTexture and edges

Subjects will include:

• Botanical studies and natural formsSeasonal still lifes

• Architectural interiors and windows

• Portraits and the figure from a live modelPersonal objects and meaningful compositions

• Outdoor sketching (weather permitting)

Drawing inspiration from artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard, Giacometti, Andrew Wyeth, and David Hockney, Ruth Asawa, and more, each class combines demonstrations, art history, and individualized instruction in a supportive studio environment.

Whether you are picking up a pencil for the first time or refining years of experience, this class will strengthen your observational skills and deepen your understanding of drawing as a powerful and expressive language.

Cost : $465 (does not include the cost of materials)

Register for the class on Alexa’s website - here!

Instructor: Alexa Saxton Thomas

Tuesday evenings 7-9 PM 

Dates: Sept. 15th, 22nd, 29th, October 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, Nov. 10thThe Painting SchoolBrooklyn, NY